L4D versus/normal 4/8 players

[MiniMe]

Hi everybody, has anybody resolve this thing?

I ve got "director_no_human_zombies 0" in server.cfg and in mapcycle.txt i have only maps with "*_vs_*" in name, but it doesn't work.

HLSW tells me that server has 4/8 players, but if i try to join server, i am getting alert that server is full...

[stu]

I did the above and it seems ok...has 8 joinable slots

[MiniMe]

It works for me too, but only sometimes

[MiniMe]

maplist.txt

Code:

l4d_vs_farm01_hilltop
l4d_vs_farm02_traintunnel
l4d_vs_farm03_bridge
l4d_vs_farm04_barn
l4d_vs_farm05_cornfield
l4d_vs_hospital01_apartment
l4d_vs_hospital02_subway
l4d_vs_hospital03_sewers
l4d_vs_hospital04_interior
l4d_vs_hospital05_rooftop

mapcycle.txt

Code:

l4d_vs_farm01_hilltop
l4d_vs_farm02_traintunnel
l4d_vs_farm03_bridge
l4d_vs_farm04_barn
l4d_vs_farm05_cornfield
l4d_vs_hospital01_apartment
l4d_vs_hospital02_subway
l4d_vs_hospital03_sewers
l4d_vs_hospital04_interior
l4d_vs_hospital05_rooftop

missioncycle.txt

Code:

farm
hospital

server.cfg

Code:

// Server Cvars
mp_disable_autokick 1 //Prevents a userid from being auto-kicked
sv_allow_color_correction 0 //Allow or disallow clients to use color correction on this server.
sv_allow_wait_command 0 //Allow or disallow the wait command on clients connected to this server.
sv_alltalk 0 //Players can hear all other players, no team restrictions
sv_alternateticks 0 //If set, server only simulates entities on even numbered ticks.
sv_cheats 0 //Allow cheats on server
sv_clearhinthistory 0 //Clear memory of server side hints displayed to the player.
sv_consistency 1 //Whether the server enforces file consistency for critical files
sv_contact "************" //Contact email for server sysop
sv_downloadurl "" //Location from which clients can download missing files
sv_pausable 0 //Is the server pausable.

// Lan or internet play, Server region cvars
sv_lan 0 //Server is a lan server ( no heartbeat, no authentication, no non-class C addresses )
sv_region 255 // Region Codes: 0 - US East coast, 1 - US West coast, 2 - South America, 3 - Europe, 4 - Asia, 5 - Australia, 6 - Middle East, 7 - Africa, 255 - world

// HTTP Redirect
//sv_downloadurl ""

// Server Logging
sv_log_onefile 0 //Log server information to only one file.
sv_logbans 1 //Log server bans in the server logs.
sv_logecho 0 //Echo log information to the console.
sv_logfile 1 //Log server information in the log file.
sv_logflush 0 //Flush the log file to disk on each write (slow).
sv_logsdir "logs" //Folder in the game directory where server logs will be stored.

//Server Rates
sv_maxcmdrate 100 //(If sv_mincmdrate is > 0), this sets the maximum value for cl_cmdrate.

sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0
director_no_human_zombies 0 //versus server 0, normal 1

//Settings
hostname "FakaHeda Left 4 Dead #2 Versus mode"
sv_password ""
rcon_password "xxx"

startscript

Code:

./srcds_run -game left4dead -port 27081 +maxplayers 8 +map l4d_vs_farm03_bridge +ip 81.0.217.178 +tv_port 26081 +exec server.cfg

How is it possible with this settings to change(not manualy, automaticaly after map finished) map to "l4d_airport01_greenhouse".

[Spartanfrog]

When you are trying to join the server, is the server running a versus or campain mode?

[MiniMe]

How can i get this? I think that problem is in NON-VS map, because if there is map with vs in map name, 8 players can join the game.

For example now... info from query

Code:

81.0.217.179:27056     
FakaHeda Left 4 Dead #1 Versus mode
Map: 4d_hospital01_apartment
Players: 4/8

...and if i try to join, I am getting this

Code:

Connection failed
Connection with session has been lost.

...when i type "director_no_human_zombies" to console

Code:

director_no_human_zombies
"director_no_human_zombies" = "0" ( def. "1" )
game replicated
- Prevents humans from joining the zombie team

[chicago312]

I had a hell of time with L4D servers..

Till I found out that the servers are controlled buy the lobby!

Full link Understanding the difference of "Lobby" and "Your Server"

Quote:Posted: Nov 20, 2008 18:05 - Edited by: peacekeeper

This is for PC/Steam users, not Xbox.

Ok, so a lot of people misunderstand the idea of how the lobby works.

I see this a lot: "How can I connect to my server's lobby."

Here is the misconception. Servers don't host lobbies. Basically, when you go and create a lobby, you are setting something up in the steam cloud. I have no idea 'how' it works, but it does (usually).

Until you actually 'start' the game, it won't even be connected to any server. This is why when you just start a lobby, then a game, it takes time to search for dedicated servers.

Understanding this misconception should help in understanding how the sv_search_key "" command works. I won't go into the tech details of how to set it up, LordBhorak has done a great job of that already. But here is the basic way to look at the process.

You set up your dedicated server with the sv_search_key "yourkey" command included in the server.cfg file (without any of the steamgroup commands).

You start up L4D.
Go to console, enter sv_search_key yourkey (without quotes)
Select Play Campaign or Play Versus
Select Play with Friends (if you're trying to get all your friends into the lobby first before adding more people)
Create Lobby
Select type (Campaign or Versus)
Set options, Create Lobby
Have your friends join
select Permissions, set to Public Game
Wait for others to join, usually this goes fast, sometimes it takes a few minutes.
Once it's full, hit start game.

These are the steps I have used, it works fine for me. Both Campaign and Versus. It doesn't matter how I have my server set up, it will run whatever map I have set up in the lobby.

My tech details:

Linux server.
Server.cfg file:

hostname "Left4Dead PK'd"
rcon_password "yesthisreallyismyadminpass"
sv_lan 0
mp_disable_autokick 1
z_difficulty hard
sv_cheats 0
sv_search_key "omgakey"
sv_clearhinthistory 0
sv_consistency 1
sv_pausable 0
motd_enabled 1

then I added +sv_search_key "omgakey" to the set Launch Options for L4D

[MiniMe]

THX for response, but I like to know how is it posible to change map to one which is not in my mapcycle.txt and maplist.txt... I like to run server as public and no only for my friends...

Does anybody know it?

[FearTX]

Thanks Chicago the link to the threads on the left4dead411 forums explained alot.

[chicago312]

MiniMe Wrote:THX for response, but I like to know how is it posible to change map to one which is not in my mapcycle.txt and maplist.txt... I like to run server as public and no only for my friends...

Does anybody know it?

not sure what u mean ?

but if u just start the server it will become part of the steam cloud and the public can use it when they join thur the lobby

read this Understanding the difference of "Lobby" and "Your Server"

[tecnobrat]

MiniMe Wrote:missioncycle.txt

Code:

farm
hospital

I think you want:

Code:

farm_vs
hospital_vs

Just a guess, but they are separate files in the missions/ directory.